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 "markdown": "# Delissa A. Ridgway\n\nDelissa Anne Ridgway (born 1955) is an American jurist and a senior judge of the [United States Court of International Trade](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-court-of-international-trade), having assumed senior status on January 31, 2019.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup> She was appointed by President William J. Clinton and received her commission in 1998.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. Court of International Trade<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | William J. Clinton<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | March 11, 1998, by voice vote<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup> |\n| Senior status | January 31, 2019<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup> |\n| Born | 1955, Kirksville, Missouri<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup> |\n| Education | B.A., University of Missouri, 1975; J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, 1979<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nRidgway was born in 1955 in Kirksville, Missouri.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup> She earned a [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) from the [University of Missouri](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-missouri) in 1975 and a [Juris Doctor](https://www.edgepedia.org/juris-doctor) from Northeastern University School of Law in 1979.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter law school, Ridgway served as a law clerk to Judge June L. Green of the [United States District Court for the District of Columbia](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-district-court-for-the-district-of-columbia) in 1979.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup> She then practiced law privately in Washington, D.C., from 1979 to 1994.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup> From 1992 to 1994 she was an adjunct professor at the Washington College of Law at [American University](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-university).<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup> She served as Chair of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission at the [United States Department of Justice](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-department-of-justice) from 1994 to 1998.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident William J. Clinton nominated Ridgway to the United States Court of International Trade on January 27, 1998.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup> The Senate confirmed her by voice vote on March 11, 1998, and she received her commission on March 17, 1998.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup> She served as an active judge until assuming senior status on January 31, 2019.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)</sup>\n\n## Notable cases\n\nAccording to a compilation of the court's published opinions, Ridgway authored 87 published opinions for the Court of International Trade between 2000 and 2019.<sup>[2](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/delissa-ridgway)</sup> Her most-cited opinion in that compilation was in *Ta Chen Stainless Steel Pipe, Ltd. v. United States*, which the compilation lists as having 36 inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus.<sup>[2](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/delissa-ridgway)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Delissa Anne Ridgway](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392911)\n2. [Delissa Anne Ridgway: Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/delissa-ridgway)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States Court of International Trade judges*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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